The Trials of Muhammad Ali
- Leon Gast
- Justine Nagan
- Rachel Pikelny
- Gordon Quinn
- Kat White
- Muhammad Ali
- Louis Farrakhan
- Robert Lipsyte
company
- May 5, 2013 (2013-05-05) (United States)
The Trials of Muhammad Ali is a 2013 American documentary film about the heyday of boxer Muhammad Ali's career, with special focus on his conversion to Islam and his refusal to fight in the Vietnam War.[1] It won an award for Best Use of News Footage from the International Documentary Association in 2014.[2]
Cast
Interviewees:
- Louis Farrakhan
- Robert Lipsyte
- John Carlos
- Angelo Dundee
Archive footage:
- Muhammad Ali
- George W. Bush
- David Susskind
- Lyndon Johnson
- Jerry Lewis
- Malcolm X
- Martin Luther King Jr.
- Elijah Muhammad
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 88% based on 42 reviews, with an average rating of 7.5/10. The website's consensus reads, "Director Bill Siegel doesn't explore any new boundaries of the documentary with The Trials of Muhammad Ali, but his subject is so inherently fascinating that the movie proves gripping in spite of its familiar beats."[3]
References
- ^ Sobczynski, Peter (November 9, 2013). "The Trials of Muhammad Ali Movie Review (2013)". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
- ^ "Playback: Barry Alexander Brown and Glenn Silber's 'The War at Home'". Documentary.org. International Documentary Association. Archived from the original on October 2, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
- ^ "The Trials of Muhammad Ali". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
External links
- The Trials of Muhammad Ali at IMDb
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- Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Clay vs. Hunsaker
- Clay vs. Siler
- Clay vs. Esperti
- Clay vs. Robinson
- Clay vs. Fleeman
- Clay vs. Clark
- Clay vs. Sabedong
- Clay vs. Johnson
- Clay vs. Miteff
- Clay vs. Besmanoff
- Clay vs. Banks
- Clay vs. Warner
- Clay vs. Logan
- Clay vs. Daniels
- Clay vs. Lavorante
- Clay vs. Moore
- Clay vs. Powell
- Clay vs. Jones
- Clay vs. Cooper
- Liston vs. Clay
- Ali vs. Liston II
- Ali vs. Patterson
- Ali vs. Chuvalo
- Ali vs. Cooper II
- Ali vs. London
- Ali vs. Mildenberger
- Ali vs. Terrell
- Ali vs. Williams
- Ali vs. Folley
- Ali vs. Quarry
- Ali vs. Bonavena
- Fight of the Century (Frazier vs. Ali I)
- Ali vs. Ellis
- Ali vs. Mathis
- Ali vs. Blin
- Ali vs. M. Foster
- Ali vs. Lewis
- Ali vs. Patterson II
- Ali vs. B. Foster
- Ali vs. Bugner
- Ali vs. Norton
- Norton vs. Ali II
- Ali vs. Lubbers
- Ali vs. Frazier II
- The Rumble in the Jungle (Foreman vs. Ali)
- Ali vs. Wepner
- Ali vs. Lyle
- Thrilla in Manila (Ali vs. Frazier III)
- Ali vs. Coopman
- Ali vs. Young
- Ali vs. Dunn
- Ali vs. Norton III
- Ali vs. Evangelista
- Ali vs. Shavers
- Ali vs. Spinks
- Spinks vs. Ali II
- Holmes vs. Ali
- Ali vs. Berbick
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associates
- Chuck Bodak (trainer, cutman)
- Angelo Dundee (cornerman)
- Drew Bundini Brown (trainer, cornerman)
- Ferdie Pacheco (personal physician, cornerman)
- Joe E. Martin (first trainer)
- Archie Moore (trainer)
- George Dillman (instructor)
- Jabir Herbert Muhammad (manager)
- Luis Sarria (trainer, cutman, masseur)
- Joe Frazier (opponent, friend)
- Richard Durham (autobiography co-writer)
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